diff --git a/src/dbzero/bindings/python/PyInternalAPI.cpp b/src/dbzero/bindings/python/PyInternalAPI.cpp
index 8a8df3d1..c4b29c69 100644
--- a/src/dbzero/bindings/python/PyInternalAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/dbzero/bindings/python/PyInternalAPI.cpp
@@ -1040,9 +1040,6 @@ namespace db0::python
             auto result = Py_OWN(tryCopyPrefixImpl(*storage, output_file_name, page_io_step_size, meta_io_step_size));
             storage->close();
             return result.steal();
-            if (!result) {
-                return nullptr;
-            }
         } catch (...) {
             if (storage) {
                 storage->close();